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Events with high posterior probability

Sherlock James Andrews	In 1842 health issues compelled him not to seek nomination for a second term.
Archibald Fisken	Although mentioned as a possibility for promotion to the ministry, Fisken retired from parliament in 1937, stating that he wished to focus on his appointment as chairman of the Australian Meat Board.
Jerry Brown	In early 1991, Brown abruptly resigned his post and announced that he would run for the Senate seat held by the retiring Alan Cranston.
Romana Acosta Ba?uelos	Acosta Bañuelos served as treasurer for one term, until 1974, when she resigned to spend more time with her businesses, family, and philanthropic pursuits.
Francis Norie-Miller	Whether Norie-Miller simply did not take to political life, or found it clashed too greatly with his business responsibilities or if he just felt he was too old at 76 to give Parliament its proper attention, he decided not to contest the 1935 general election in November that year.
Joe Allbaugh	He made his resignation effective March 1, 2003, the date the reorganization was to take effect.
Mason Brayman	With the conflicting opinions about Brayman, the Hayes administration decided to leave the governor in office till the expiration of his term on July 24, 1880.
Gerrit Zalm	On 26 November 2006, he announced in the Sunday morning talk show Buitenhof that he would step down from politics and would probably seek employment in the private sector.
Benjamin F. James	By June 1958, he had resigned his seat on the Appropriations Committee due to his'' worsening physical condition.''
Lindsay Tanner	On 24 June 2010, during Julia Gillard's first question time as Prime Minister, Tanner announced his intention to not re-contest his seat at the next election, citing that he wanted to spend more time at home with his family and stressing he had already planned to do so before the change in leadership.
John Murphy (Australian politician)	He left this position, citing family reasons, in a ministerial reshuffle which occurred on 19 February 2009.
Mabel Philipson	It was said that she made no secret that she intended to hold the seat until her husband's return ; however when her husband's business hit financial difficulties in 1928 she announced her retirement as'' the reason why I have held the seat has ceased to exist''.
Mosibudi Mangena	After the resignation of Thabo Mbeki as President of South Africa in September 2008, AZAPO announced that they withdrew Mosibudi from his ministerial position.
Mark Carlisle	Thatcher writes in her memoirs that Carlisle'' had not proved a particularly effective Education Secretary'' and to this effect he was dismissed in the September 1981 Cabinet reshuffle.
Denise Savoie	She resigned from parliament effective August 31, 2012 citing health reasons.
Sam Nujoma	In early October 2007, however, Nujoma said that he had no intention of seeking re-election as SWAPO President and would stand aside in favor of Pohamba, the Vice-President of SWAPO, later in the year, after 47 years as party leader.
Trevor Gardner	After the election in 1960 Gardner again became active in public life.
Janet Jagan	Jagan announced on August 8, 1999, that she was resigning as President because her health meant that she was no longer capable of'' vigorous, strong leadership'' ; she said that Finance Minister Bharrat Jagdeo would be her successor.
Ed Fulton	The Liberal Party asked him to run again in the 1995 election, but he declined the offer in order to spend more time on his consulting business.
Clarence M. Kelley	Kelley announced his intention to retire in 1977, prompting an exhaustive year-long search for a successor.
Sanjaagiin Bayar	He announced on 26 October 2009, that he was going to resign his position as Prime Minister due to health reasons.
Nigel Forman	Forman unexpectedly resigned from his ministerial post on 11 December 1992 for `` personal reasons''.
Scott Mitchell (American football)	In January 2012, Mitchell stepped down from his coaching position to spend more time on his software business.
Basil Osborne	In 2009, Osborne requested retirement and announced to his local clergy that he would retire at the end of November, giving as his own reasons his age and desire to spend more time with his family.
Edmund Giambastiani	On June 1, 2007, Giambastiani announced his retirement from the military to spend more time with his family and pursue other ventures.
Samuel S. Stratton	With the expected retirement of the elder Stratton's successor in Congress, Michael McNulty, there was speculation the younger Stratton would run for his father's old House seat in the 2008 election, but he chose to remain mayor.
Mike Holovak	He then announced his resignation on May 20, 1977, citing personal reasons.
Liu Mingchuan	In 1891 (Guangxu 17th Year), Liu Mingchuan resigned his post as governor due to health reasons at the age of 56, and returned to his hometown.
Lynne Kosky	In January 2010, Lynne Kosky announced her intention to resign from the ministry and parliament due to health issues within her family.
John Godfrey	On April 12, 2006, Godfrey announced his withdrawal from the race, due to concerns about his health.
Emiliano Mondonico	On 17 June 2011 Mondonico was confirmed to have resigned from AlbinoLeffe in order to focus solely on cancer treatment ; he was replaced by his assistant Daniele Fortunato, who already took first team coaching duties during his previous sick leave.
Theo Theophanous	Theophanous announced his resignation from Parliament on 23 February 2010, effective as of 26 February 2010.
Lord Charles Beresford	The enquiry exonerated Fisher, but sufficient damage was done to his reputation that he was obliged to retire slightly early, in 1910, in anticipation of a forthcoming general election.
Nicol?s Leoz	On April 23, 2013, Leoz resigned from both the FIFA Executive Committee and the CONMEBOL presidency, citing health issues.
Robert Elstone	He resigned from his position in January 2007 citing family reasons.
Jeffrey N. Steenson	In September 2007, Steenson announced his decision to resign as bishop, effective December 1.
Paul J. Liacos	At the time, he said he wanted to spend more time with his family ; he also wanted to give his successor, Justice Herbert P. Wilkins, an easier transition in the face of three retirements scheduled before 2000.
Jerry Grundhofer	In June, 2011, Grundhofer resigned suddenly from the board to'' spend time on other interests,'' according to board chair Richard Parsons.''
David Davis (British politician)	On 12 June 2008, Davis unexpectedly announced his intention to resign as an MP, and was immediately replaced as Shadow Home Secretary.
Dan Coats	Bayh had made no previous announcements and was fully expected to run for another term, but after Coats announced his candidacy, Bayh announced his retirement on February 15, 2010.
Edward Gurney	Gurney soon became embroiled in an influence peddling scandal in 1974, which led him not to seek re-election that year.
Chuck Baldwin	In 2010, Baldwin retired from his position as pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church and announced his intention to move to Montana, because he believed God had told him that the Mountain states were the'' tip of the spear in the freedom fight.''
Jim Cousins	In June 2009, Cousins announced that he would not be fighting to maintain his seat in the House of Commons at the next general election citing the health of his wife as the reason.
Mike Carona	Carona announced on January 14, 2008, his resignation from the sheriff's post so as to better concentrate on his defense.
Scott Clemons	In the spring of 1998, Clemons announced his intent not to seek re-election in order'' to focus on his business and spend more time with his family.''
Hank Crisp	He remained in the position of athletic director through March 1940 when he was granted a leave of absence to regain his health due to a severe sinus issue.
Jeffrey S. Lehman	In 2005, Lehman resigned from the presidency, citing irreconcilable differences with the leadership of the Cornell Board of Trustees -- an announcement that came as a surprise to most of the Cornell community and to outsiders.
George Lee (journalist)	On 5 May 2009 on the News at One on RTÉ Radio 1, Lee announced that he was resigning as Economic Editor with RTÉ and announced his intention to seek the Fine Gael nomination for the Dublin South by-election in 2009.
Patrick Bishop	Bishop was advised in 1962 to end his Parliamentary career on medical grounds, and therefore announced that he would stand down.
Duncan Kerr	On 14 December 2009 Kerr resigned his appointment as Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs and indicated he intended to return to legal practice.
Will Sessoms	Citing family reasons and job pressures, fourth-term councilman and fifth-term Vice Mayor Sessoms declined to run for re-election in 2002.
Yuriko Koike	Koike announced on August 24, 2007 that she intended to resign from the post, citing the Aegis classified information leak scandal as a reason.
Jacob Br?nnum Scavenius Estrup	In 1869 he was forced to step down from his post because of health problems.
George Nethercutt	Nethercutt left the House of Representatives at the end of his term in January 2005, but has said that he probably will not retire from politics completely.
Jim McDaid	In April 2006, McDaid announced that he would be retiring from public life in favour of returning to his medical practice and would not be standing in the next general election and that politics'' no longer held any challenge for him''.
Martin Smyth	In January 2005, Smith announced he would be stepping down from Parliament at the next election to spend more time with his wife.
Ian Sinclair	Aged nearly 70 and having had heart problems for some time, Sinclair announced his intention to retire from parliament at the 1998 election.
Roderick Deane	In 2006 Deane announced his resignation from these positions in order to provide time to pursue other interests which he had been developing for some years.
Peter Costello	However on 7 October 2009, Costello announced he would be resigning from Parliament when it resumed later in the month.
Frederick Fung	After the defeat of ADPL in the 2007 Hong Kong District Council Election, Fung decided to resign as chairman of the ADPL and was temporarily succeeded by Liu Sing-lee, the then vice-chairman.
Alexander Ledkovsky	He held this post until his own declining health forced him to relegate responsibilities to assistants in 2002.
Jean-Charles Chapais	Chapais resigned in 1873, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family and business.
Tom DeLay	On January 7, 2006, after pressure from fellow Republicans, he announced that he would not seek to return to the post.
Margaret Campbell (politician)	She resigned her seat prior to the 1981 election so that she could spend more time with her ailing husband.
Thomas Falconer	Despite declining the appointment, and therefore never arriving in Western Australia, he is officially considered to have held the position until the next appointment to the position in January 1852.
John Carter (New Zealand politician)	He left Parliament in June 2011, but his departure did not result in a by-election, as the vacancy occurred within six months of the next general election.
Allan Donald	Donald decided not to continue with his coaching role at the end of September 2007 citing the strain of touring and his wish to be with his family.
Ted Hope	Hope announced he would resign as executive director at the end of 2013, citing the challenges of working with a staff of 26 and a board.
Michael D. Ryan	Ryan announced in June 2010 that he was stepping down from the court effective August 6, 2010.
Trent Lott	On November 26, 2007, Lott announced that he would resign his Senate seat by the end of 2007.
Ben Amathila	He retained his seat in the Assembly until his resignation in 2007, citing concerns with his party.
Tom Gear	He resigned his seat on December 31, 2010 citing health problems.
Urban Meyer	However, the following day Meyer announced that he would instead take an indefinite leave of absence, and he resumed his coaching duties in time for the beginning of the Gators' spring practice on March 17, 2010.
Romeo Saganash	He announced his withdrawal on February 9, 2012, citing illness in his family and a lack of confidence in his campaign.
Frank McKenna	However, he put an end to his involvement in the 2006 Liberal Party leadership race, explaining his decision by saying that he did not want'' his life to become consumed by politics.''
Said al-Ghazzi	Following the 1954 parliamentary elections al-Ghazzi tendered his resignation to president Hashim al-Atassi and retired to his legal office in Damascus to continue his private life as a lawyer.
G?rald Tremblay	On November 5, 2012, Tremblay announced that he was resigning as mayor, and was leaving politics.
John Savident	In December 2005, Savident announced that he was to leave the Coronation Street citing (undisclosed)'' personal reasons'' for his decision.
Lee Mills	However at the end of the 2010 -- 11 season, Mills and his assistant Tony Dinning resigned from their posts at Bridgnorth Town, citing a wish to move on to a new challenge.
Robert M. Morgenthau	On February 27, 2009 Morgenthau announced that he would not seek re-election in 2009, saying'' I never expected to be here this long... -LSB- R -RSB- ecently I figured that I'd served 25 years beyond the normal retirement age.''
Olwyn Enright	On 30 August 2010, while pregnant with her second child, Enright announced that she would not seek to retain her seat at the next election, citing pressures of juggling her family life and career.
James Crafts	In 1900, Crafts resigned the presidency, and again turned to the investigation of problems in organic and physical chemistry.
Archibald G. Brown	The co-pastorate was dissolved in 1908 when Thomas Spurgeon resigned for reasons of health, and Brown accepted the role of sole pastor.
John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness	On 5 June 2009, Hutton resigned his Cabinet position and announced his intention to stand down as an MP at the next general election.
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn	Later that day, Martin announced he would resign from his position as Speaker of the House of Commons effective 21 June 2009.
Frank L. Madla	Shortly after his primary defeat, Madla announced that he would resign his Senate seat early, effective May 31, 2006.
Holger Apfel	On 19 December 2013, he resigned with immediate effect from his leadership positions at both the national and the state level, reportedly on health grounds.
Paul Calvert	On 7 August 2007 Calvert announced his intention to resign his position as President of the Senate on 14 August and to resign as a Senator for Tasmania before the Senate resumed on 10 September.
Norman Tebbit	Tebbit decided not to stand in the 1992 election, in order to devote more time to caring for his disabled wife.
Ed Blakely	On May 6, 2009 Blakely announced his intention to resign from his position as'' Recovery Czar'' in New Orleans effective 2009 July 1 and to return to Australia.
Boris Berezovsky (businessman)	By the end of 1999 the Family had persuaded Yeltsin to name Putin his political successor and candidate for the presidency.
John Anderson (Australian politician)	In June 2005 Anderson announced that he would resign from the ministry and as Leader of the Nationals in mid - July citing a'' debilitating but thankfully benign prostate condition'' and other personal concerns.
Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen	On 2 July 2008, Stephen announced he was stepping down as party leader with immediate effect because of the pressures of leading a political party while having a young family based in Aberdeen, some distance from the Parliament in Edinburgh.
James Service	By the time of the 1886 election Service was in declining health and decided to retire from active politics.
Amarnath Vidyalankar	In 1977, he decided not to continue in the legislatures and requested the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that he no longer seek elected office due to the death of his eldest son in an air crash and his need to look after his family and business.
Karen R. Hitchcock	On April 16, 2008, only four months after seeking reappointment and a month after the unanimous rejection by students, Hitchcock suddenly withdrew her request for reappointment in an email to faculty, staff, and students and announced her resignation, to become effective two weeks later, on April 30, 2008, fourteen months before the scheduled end of her term.
Edward Gurney	In the fall of 1969, Cramer declared his candidacy for the Senate, and Holland soon announced his expected retirement.
Solomon Trujillo	On February 25, 2009, Trujillo announced he would stand down as Telstra's CEO on June 30, and return to the United States with his family.
Rik Torfs	In March 2013 he quit politics and announced his candidacy to become Rector of KU Leuven.
Ziyad Baroud	As a result, that same day of 26 May 2011, Baroud announced that he would no longer continue his ministerial duties.